There's this weird almost optical-illusion-like thing where people watching subtitled anime come to believe they kind of understand Japanese https://twitter.com/nototally/status/881043641015312384 …
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Replying to @arthur_affect
And then claim they can detect nuance in the Japanese voice actors' performance that goes beyond not understanding the words
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Replying to @arthur_affect
And I'm convinced it's mostly a placebo effect kind of thing
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Replying to @arthur_affect
Have you studied any foreign language to the point of proficiency?
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Replying to @ErinSatie
If you don't count English, which is technically my second language, then I'd say Spanish kind of
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Replying to @arthur_affect
Technically? Sorry, I don't mean to sound aggressive. Most of what you're saying is solid & important. My quibbles are likely imaginary.
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Replying to @ErinSatie
I started learning English when I was young enough that it counts as primary language acquisition
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But it is my second language. I have memories of not being able to speak it and being intimidated by English speakers at preschool age
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I learned Spanish in high school and never got good enough at it to feel comfortable calling myself proficient
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Got a 5 on the AP test though
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